]]>Raleigh, NC – Taxpayers can retrieve their paid 2017 vehicle property tax receipts online from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to use when they file this year’s income tax returns. Vehicle owners can view and print their vehicle property tax receipts through the MyDMV web portal.

To access your tax receipts at MyDMV:

Visit the official NCDMV website at MyNCDMV.gov and click on the green “Use MyDMV Now” tab.

Enter your driver license number, the last four digits of your Social Security number and your birth date, and then click “Log In” to see your personal DMV information.

Under Correspondence, click “2017 VEH PROP TAX FEE.”

You’ll get a list of the county vehicle property taxes you paid in 2017. You can print this document or save it on your computer.

MyDMV is a convenient online service that lets North Carolina drivers and vehicle owners view and manage details about their personal information, driving status and vehicle registration.

Vehicle owners also can sign up to receive registration renewal notices electronically, instead of by mail. To opt in, just add your email address to your MyDMV profile.

]]>8443Operation North State 2018 Fishin’ Festival schedule includes Jordan Lakehttp://chathamjournal.com/2018/02/15/operation-north-state-2018-fishin-festival-schedule/
Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:27:02 +0000http://chathamjournal.com/?p=8431Winston-Salem, NC – This is Operation North State’s sixth season of hosting Top Shelf Fishin’ Festivals. In 2018, we will once again host eight Fishin’ Festivals throughout North Carolina. Thanks to the Host Communities, Host Boaters, NC’s premier products/brands/logos and…

]]>Winston-Salem, NC – This is Operation North State’s sixth season of hosting Top Shelf Fishin’ Festivals. In 2018, we will once again host eight Fishin’ Festivals throughout North Carolina. Thanks to the Host Communities, Host Boaters, NC’s premier products/brands/logos and Grassroots supporters and volunteers for making the Festivals possible. If you and/or someone you know would like to participate, give ONS a call.

We’re always in need of Host Boaters, door prizes, cash donations, cover dishes, etc. We are always in need of anglers who would like to take a wounded warrior fishing one-on-one, donate used fishing gear to the wounded warriors / DVets, and we need a few farm ponds / lakes in the Triad area to take wounded warriors / DVets fishing one-on-one.

Lend a hand if you can.

Below is the 2018 Top Shelf Fishin’ Festival Schedule – check it out to discover a Fishin’ Festival being held in your area.

]]>8431Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame to induct five on Saturdayhttp://chathamjournal.com/2018/02/14/wake-forest-sports-hall-fame-induct-five-saturday/
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:35:36 +0000http://chathamjournal.com/?p=8425Winston-Salem, NC – Wake Forest University will induct five new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 17. The induction ceremony will take place at half time of the Demon Deacons’ home game with NC State. The five…

]]>Winston-Salem, NC – Wake Forest University will induct five new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 17. The induction ceremony will take place at half time of the Demon Deacons’ home game with NC State.

The five new inductees include former football All-American Steve Vallos and 2005 ACC football Player of the Year Chris Barclay;, Rhodes Scholar and five-time All-American track and field athlete Michelle Sikes, field hockey All-American Lauren Crandall and former ACC golf champion John Gerring.

The five will be honored at a luncheon on Saturday at noon at Bridger Field House.

Former basketball star Chris Paul was voted into the Hall of Fame last year but has had to defer his induction due to his responsibilities with the NBA All-Star game this weekend.

All five inductees for the class of 2017-18 will attend Saturday’s ceremonies.

In addition, Tal Jobe will be recognized with the Gene Hooks Award. The Gene Hooks Achievement Award recognizes a former Wake Forest athlete, manager, coach or administrator who has exhibited traits of integrity, charity, leadership and who embodies the Pro Humanitate spirit that Dr. Gene Hooks, former Director of Athletics, exhibited over his 45 years associated with Wake Forest.

Jobe was a standout football and basketball athlete at Mebane High School and then at Eastern Alamance High following its opening in 1962. Tal played freshman basketball for the Demon Deacons in 1963-64 and graduated in 1967 with a degree in physical education. He spent 13 years teaching and coaching at Graham Middle School before going to Eastern Alamance High. He coached 69 different teams over his 32 years, leading Eastern Alamance to the 1991 state 3-A boys basketball championship and was inducted into the Eastern Alamance Hall of Fame. In 2004, Tal was inducted into the city of Mebane’s Sports Hall of Fame and in 2017 the gym at Eastern Alamance was named in his honor. He retired from the Alamance-Burlington School District in 2001 after 32 years and returned to Wake Forest where he served in the athletics department in a variety of roles including that of baseball clubhouse manager and working with game operations for multiple sports.,

Here is a brief look at each of the five inductees:

Chris Barclay

Barclay, Wake Forest’s all-time rushing leader, was the Atlantic Coast Conference football Player of the Year in 2005 when he carried the ball 218 times for 1,127 yards. He broke into the Demon Deacon lineup as one of just three true freshmen to see action in 2002. He led the team in rushing in 2003 with 1,192 yards and earned second team All-ACC honors. As a junior in 2004, Barclay had 1,010 yards on 243 carries and was named first team All-ACC. He capped his career in 2005 with another first team All-ACC selection and his recognition as the league’s Player of the Year.

For his career, Barclay finished with 4,032 rushing yards and set school records at the time for career points (240), rushing touchdowns (40), all-purpose yards (4,930), 200-yard rushing games (3) and 1,00-yard rushing seasons (3). He was the first player in ACC history to lead the league in rushing yards during the regular season in three consecutive seasons and was also the first ACC player with three consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Named team MVP as both a junior and senior, Barclay is one of just three Demon Deacons to earn the award in back-to-back seasons, joining Norm Snead (1959-60) and Brian Piccolo (1963-64).

Lauren Crandall

Crandall (’07) was also a first ballot inductee. She was a three-time All-American in field hockey and a member of two of Wake Forest’s national championship teams in 2003 and 2004. A native of Doylestown, Pa., Crandall was the ACC Tournament MVP in 2006, a two-time ACC All-Tournament selection and a two-time NCAA All-Tournament selection. She earned first team All-ACC honors three times and was the first Wake Forest player to earn All-South Region honors all four seasons. Crandall was a first team All-American in 2005 and 2006 after earning third team All-America honors in 2004. Following her collegiate career, Crandall played for the U.S. at the Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile in 2006 and led the team in scoring. She went on to become a member of the USA Field Hockey Olympic teams in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

John Gerring

Gerring (’57), originally from Union, S.C., was the Heritage Committee’s selection for Hall of Fame induction. Gerring played golf for the Deacons from 1953-57 and won ACC medalist honors in 1957 with rounds of 69-72-141 at Old Town Club in Winston-Salem. Gerring had entered the final round trailing teammate Sonny George by two strokes. Gerring’s efforts helped the Deacons win the 1957 ACC team title by eight strokes over North Carolina.

During the 1957 season, Gerring was Wake Forest’s medalist in five of seven home matches in an era where teams played dual matches rather than strictly tournaments. He was Wake Forest’s top golfer in 1955, ’56 and ’57 before serving in the Rifle Company of the United States Army following graduation.

John has served as a PGA golf professional for over 50 years. A member of the PGA Hall of Fame, Gerring was named the National PGA Professional of the Year in 1981. He has served as the club professional at a number of prestigious courses including Peachtree in Atlanta, the Atlanta Country Club, Sea Island Golf Club and Bloomfield Hills Country Club. Most recently, Gerring was inducted into the Carolinas Golf Association Hall of Fame.

Michelle Sikes

Sikes (’07) was elected in her first year of eligibility, is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Wake Forest history. A mathematical economics major, she received the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship in 2007, becoming just the third student-athlete in school history to earn the award. On the track, Sikes was just as impressive. The Lakewood, Ohio native won the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 5,000 meters in 2007 with a meet and school record of 15:16.76, becoming the first Demon Deacon female student-athlete to win an NCAA individual track championship. She was the ACC indoor 5,000 meters champion in 2007 and won the outdoor 5,000 and 10,000 meters in 2007. Sikes was a five-time All-American and an eight-time All-ACC honoree, earning all-league honors three times in cross country, three times in outdoor track and twice in indoor track. To this day, Sikes continues to hold school records in the 1,500 meters, mile, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. She was the ACC Performer of the Year at the 2007 outdoor championships and a four-time All-ACC Academic honoree. Sikes was the 2006-07 Marge Crisp Award winner as Wake Forest’s female student-athlete of the year. She earned the Edwin G. Wilson Scholar-Athlete of the Year award from Wake Forest in 2007 and was the recipient of the ACC Award for Excellence in Academics and Athletics that same year. Besides the Rhodes Scholarship, Sikes received the Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship from the ACC.

Steve Vallos

Vallos (’06) was elected to the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Vallos earned first team All-ACC honors at offensive tackle in 2006 as he helped the Demon Deacons win the ACC Championship. A native of Boardman, Ohio, Vallos earned first team All-America honors in 2006 from both Sports Illustrated and the Sporting News while being named a second team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation. He twice earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors in 2006 and finished his career with 48 career starts, the most-ever among Deacon offensive linemen. Vallos was a second team All-ACC pick as a sophomore and an honorable mention all-league honoree as a junior when he helped pave the way for ACC Player of the Year Chris Barclay. A seventh round draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks in the 2007 NFL Draft, Vallos played seven seasons in the NFL with the Seahawks, Browns, Eagles, Jaguars and Broncos, earning a berth in Super Bowl XLVIII with the Denver Broncos.

]]>8425NC State Wolfpack heads North to face Syracusehttp://chathamjournal.com/2018/02/13/nc-state-wolfpack-heads-north-face-syracuse/
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:31:48 +0000http://chathamjournal.com/?p=8429Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team travels to Syracuse, N.Y. to face the Syracuse Orange Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. inside the Carrier Dome. The Pack are currently towards the end of a stretch of games where it…

The Pack are currently towards the end of a stretch of games where it plays five out of seven games on the road. The Pack plays at Syracuse Wednesday and at Wake Forest on Saturday before closing the season with three of its last four games at home.

Wednesday’s game against Syracuse will be televised on the ACC Network with Tom Werme and Dan Bonner calling the action. The game will be shown in the Raleigh area on WRDC (My Network TV). Other stations in North Carolina showing the game are: WMYT-TV (Charlotte), WMYV-MyTV (Greensboro- Winston-Salem -High Point), WITN-D2 (Greenville-New Bern-Washington), WILM-IND (Wilmington). A complete list of network affiliates can be found here: http://theacc.com/sports/2017/12/9/acc-network-mbb-180214.aspx

NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes on the call on the Wolfpack Sports Network.

Pack Tracks

– NC State could not complete a season sweep of UNC-Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon as the Pack fell to the Tar Heels, 96-89. The Pack had six players reach double figures, led by Torin Dorn with 21, and NC State forced 19 turnovers and had 12 steals in the game – both stats are the most for the Pack in an ACC game this season – but the Tar Heels scored 61 points on 78.1% shooting in the second half to win.

– The NCAA revealed the current Top-16 Seeds in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 11. NC State has 4 wins over Top-16 teams (Duke – 7, Clemson – 9, UNC-CH – 12, Arizona – 15). The Pack is tied with UNC-CH for the most wins over teams in the selection committee’s Top-16.

– Markell Johnson had his double-digit assist streak snapped as he finished with nine against the Tar Heels. He had double figure assists in five straight games becoming the first player in NC State history to achieve this feat prior to UNC-CH. In 18 games this season, the sophomore has 141 assists and is averaging 7.8 per game. In eight ACC games, Johnson is averaging 9.4 assists per game (75).

– The Pack has had double-digit offensive rebounds in every ACC game, but two this season and ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (13.08)

Yurtseven Finding Comfort Level in Sophomore Season

NC State sophomore center Omer Yurtseven came to college last season as a consensus five-star player, but the Istanbul, Turkey native had an up-and-down season as a freshman. Now, as a sophomore a confident Yurtseven is becoming the No. 1 priority on opposing team’s scouting reports.

– On the season, ranks second on the team in scoring (13.8) and leads in rebounding (6.9), field goal percentage (59.9%) and blocks (43). In 12 ACC games, leading the team in scoring (15.8), rebounding (7.0), blocks (23) and field goal percentage (55.8%).

– In six ACC home games, Yurtseven is averaging 19.2 points on 59.2% shooting (50-of-84), including 46.7% (7-of-15) from three-point range. Also averaging 7.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.

– Yurtseven had a career-high 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range in win over #19 Clemson on 1/11.

– Named Co-ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 22 after averaging 25 points on 65.7 percent shooting in a win over Wake Forest (Jan. 18) and a loss to No. 25 Miami (Jan. 21)

– One of 20 student-athletes to the preseason watch list for this year’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award.

Another Sophomore making an impact for the Pack

Omer Yurtseven’s fellow sophomore teammate Markell Johnson has also seen his impact on this year’s Pack team increase as well.

– Johnson leads the Pack in assists (141 / 7.83 per game) and steals (35 / 1.94 per game) this season. He’s currently on pace to finish with the highest assist per game average at NC State since Chris Corchiani averaged 9.6 assists per game in the 1990-91 season. His steals per game average would be the best mark at NC State since Clifford Crawford average 2.13 (66 in 31 games) in the 2002-03 season.

– Johnson has not played in the required 75% of games to rank in ACC stats yet (he missed 7 games for a violation of the Student-Athlete Code of Conduct), but his current stats would lead the ACC in assists and steals if he were eligible. His 3.14 assist-to-turnover ratio in ACC play would lead the league, as well.

– Has had three or more steals in seven of 18 games and seven or more assists in 12 of 19 games.

– Johnson had a career-high 20 points in the win at No. 10 UNC-Chapel Hill on 1/27. He added 11 assists for his second career double-double. He scored or assisted on 15 straight NC State points from the 2:58 mark of regulation through the 2:25 mark of overtime. He clinched the win with two free throws with :04 seconds remaining in overtime.

– Johnson has had double-digit assists in five straight games from 1/21 to 2/7. He’s the first player in NC State history to have five straight games of double-digit assists.

– In the last six games with Johnson back in the starting lineup, NC State has assisted on 135 of its 205 field goals (65.9%). In the seven games Johnson missed, NC State had 108 assists on 199 made field goals (54.3%).

Constant Defensive Pressure leading to Opponent Turnovers

– The Pack has forced 12 of 25 opponents this season into 16+-turnovers. Four times, the Pack has forced opponents into 20 or more turnovers in a single game. The last NC State team to force opponents into 20 or more turnovers four times in a season was the 2009-10 team. The last seven NC State teams (2010-11 team through 2016-17 team) only twice forced opponents into 20 turnovers. In Keatts first four games at NC State, his teams forced opponents into 21 (VMI), 24 (Charleston Southern), 27 (Bryant) and 22 (Presbyterian) turnovers.
– The 27 turnovers NC State forced Bryant into on Nov. 14 are the most turnovers the Pack has forced an opponent to commit since Mount St. Mary’s had 27 on Nov. 22, 2002.

– In 25 games, the Pack has forced 385 turnovers. The 15.4 turnovers forced per game ranks 36th in NCAA Dl and are the most forced turnovers by a team from the ACC.

– The Pack has a +3.30 turnover margin this season which ranks second in the ACC.

– In ACC play, the Pack is 6-1 when it has less turnovers than its opponents and 0-5 when it has more turnovers than its opponents.

Pack Already Have Most Steals Since 2012-13 Team

– With 197 steals in 25 games, the Pack has already surpassed last season’s total steals total of 162, as well as the 2015-16 (149), 2014-15 (138) and 2013-14 (173) NC State teams. The Pack is currently on pace to finish in the top-10 in season steals in program history.

– NC State leads the ACC and 40th overall in NCAA DI with 197 steals.

– NC State recorded 14 steals in the win over Bryant on Nov. 14. It’s the most steals in a game for NC State since the Pack had 16 steals in a win over Boston College on Jan. 19, 2012. It was a 192 game span between 14+-steal games for the Pack.

Nine Games Against Top-24 RPI Teams

– Through games of Feb. 12, NC State has played nine games against teams currently ranked in the top-24 in the RPI. That is the most in the country. Saturday’s game against No. 10 RPI UNC-Chapel Hill will be the ninth game this season against a top-21 RPI opponent. 36% of the NC State’s games this season have been against top-24 RPI opponents. The Pack is 4-5 in those game.

Bench Production

– NC State’s bench is averaging to score 22.9 points per game this season. The Pack’s bench has outscored the opponents bench, 572-407 this year.

– NC State’s bench has outscored the opponents bench in 17 of 25 games this season.

– The Pack’s bench has outscored the opponents bench in eight of 12 games in ACC play and has tied the opponents bench in scoring in two other games. Only Clemson (19-13) on 1/11 and Miami (33-30) on 1/21 have outscored NC State’s bench in conference play.

– In the win over No. 2 Arizona at the Battle 4 Atlantis, NC State’s bench outscored Arizona’s, 39-6. Braxton Beverly had 20 points off-the-bench for the Pack in the win, while Omer Yurtseven had 11 points and a team-best nine rebounds.

– In the win at No. 10 UNC-Chapel Hill, Allerik Freeman came off-the-bench and scored a career-high 29 points, tying an ACC record for most threes with a miss, connecting on 7-of-7 from three-point range.

Winning the Turnover Battle

– The Pack is +80 in turnover margin. Pack has forced 385 turnovers and only turned it over themselves 305 times. +80 turnover margin is the second-best in the ACC. Major turnaround from last year. Last season, NC State finished the season -67 in turnover margin.

70 is the Magic Number

When the Pack scores 70 or more points this season, NC State is 16-4. When the Pack scores 69 or fewer points, NC State is 0-5.

Winning the Rebounding Battle

– NC State enters Wednesday’s contests vs. Syracuse having outrebounded eight of its 12 ACC opponents this season.
– Last season, the Pack was outrebounded in ACC play in 10 of 18 games.
– The Pack ranks third in the ACC, averaging 13.08 offensive rebounds per game (327 in 25 games). The Pack has had double-digit offensive rebounds in every ACC game except for two this season (9 vs. Miami on 1/21 and 7 vs. UNC on 2/10). NC State is only 2 offensive rebounds shy of the total the team had last season (329 in 32 games)

ACC basketball weekly honors are determined by a vote of a 15-member media panel. Robinson and Nwora were both recognized for the first time this season.

The Eagles’ Robinson averaged 37.5 points and 3.0 rebounds as Boston College dropped a road game at Notre Dame and defeated No. 25 Miami at home. Robinson’s 46-point effort against Notre Dame tied for the fourth-highest ever in an ACC game and were the most ever by a visiting player in a conference game.

Robinson, who went 15-of-23 from the floor and 7-of-12 from 3-point range against the Fighting Irish, also tied the second-highest single-game total in Boston College history and registered the highest by an Eagle since Tyrese Rice also scored 46 versus North Carolina in March of 2008.

Saturday’s 29-point effort against Miami saw Robinson score 18 points in the second half. The Raleigh, North Carolina, junior scored six of the final nine points in a 9-0 run that closed out Boston College’s win. Robinson finished 10-of-15 from the floor and 8-of-9 from the foul line against the Hurricanes.

Louisville’s Nwora averaged 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, shot 59.1 percent from the field and made 7-of-11 three-pointers (.636) as the Cardinals won two of three games last week.

Nwora, who played an average of 16 minutes per game, scored a team-high 16 points with four rebounds and four steals as Louisville prevailed over Georgia Tech. The 6-8 forward from Buffalo, New York, totaled 13 points, six rebounds and two assists while connecting on 5-of-6 field goals as part of a balanced scoring attack as the Cardinals won at Pitt.

]]>8418Last week’s ACC basketball accoladeshttp://chathamjournal.com/2018/02/12/last-weeks-acc-basketball-accolades/
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:11:40 +0000http://chathamjournal.com/?p=8416Greensboro, NC – ESPN’s Big Monday matchup finds Notre Dame traveling to No. 14 North Carolina for the second meeting of the year between the teams … the Tar Heels escaped with a 69-68 win at South Bend on Jan.…

]]>Greensboro, NC – ESPN’s Big Monday matchup finds Notre Dame traveling to No. 14 North Carolina for the second meeting of the year between the teams … the Tar Heels escaped with a 69-68 win at South Bend on Jan. 13 … UNC enters Monday evening’s game on a three-game winning streak, and Notre Dame has won two in a row … four ACC teams ranked in this week’s AP poll with Virginian moving up to No. 1, followed by Clemson at No. 11, Duke at No. 12 and North Carolina at No. 14 … Virginia Tech’s 61-60 win at then-No. 2 Virginia on Saturday marks the Hokies’ first win over a top-five team on the road since downing No. 1 Wake Forest on Jan. 21, 2009 … Virginia’s No. 1 ranking in this week’s AP poll is the Cavaliers’ first since reaching the top spot in December of 1982 … UNC’s Luke Maye has scored at least 31 points in three games this season, including a career-high 33 to go along with 17 rebounds in Saturday’s win at NC State … Notre Dame’s Matt Farrell, who missed the first meeting against the Tar Heels due to injury, enters Monday’s night’s rematch fresh off a career-high 28 points in Saturday’s win over Florida State … ACC Player of the Week Jerome Robinson of Boston College has averaged 37.5 points in his last two games … Louisville’s Jordan Nwora voted ACC Rookie of the Week.

By the Numbers
1 – Virginia is ranked No. 1 in this week’s AP poll for the first time since December 24, 1982 … the Cavaliers are the fourth team in the Top 25 era (1990-present) to earn a No. 1 ranking after being unranked in the preseason (Kansas, 1990; Syracuse, 2010; Baylor, 2017).

1 – Syracuse’s Ty Battle leads all Division I players in minutes played per game (38.6) … Battle averaged 29.5 points per game in two wins last week and leads the ACC in 20-point games (13) and is third in scoring (20.3).

1 – Notre Dame’s Matt Farrell leads the ACC in 3-point field goals per game (3.1) and over his last three games is averaging 21.0 points and 4.7 assists.

1-2 – North Carolina’s Luke Maye leads the ACC in per game scoring improvement (13.2), while Notre Dame’s T.J. Gibbs is second (11.6) … Maye has three 30/10 games and 12 games with 20 or more points, while Gibbs has scored 10 or more points in each of his last 13 games.

25 – Virginia’s Kyle Guy has made at least one 3-point field goal in a league-best 25 straight games and is tied with Duke‘s Gary Trent for second in the ACC in 3-point field goals per game (2.8).

25.5 – Per game scoring average of Boston College’s Jerome Robinson in ACC play, tying for the fourth-best league games only scoring average over the past 26 years … overall, Robinson leads the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (.466) and ranks fifth in free throw percentage (.850).

91.3 – During its current three-game win streak, North Carolina is scoring at a 91.3 points per game clip while shooting .486 from the floor.

]]>8416CCCC joins SECU for scholarship opportunityhttp://chathamjournal.com/2018/01/25/cccc-joins-secu-scholarship-opportunity/
Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:59:44 +0000http://chathamjournal.com/?p=8371Sanford, NC – A scholarship to help remove financial barriers for students seeking to gain new and/or upgrade current job related skills has been established by Central Carolina Community College, the State Employees’ Credit Union, and the SECU Foundation. The…

]]>Sanford, NC – A scholarship to help remove financial barriers for students seeking to gain new and/or upgrade current job related skills has been established by Central Carolina Community College, the State Employees’ Credit Union, and the SECU Foundation.

The $750 award would be applied to the student’s account to pay for registration and certification fees, books, course supplies, and other educational expenses.

To be considered for this scholarship program, a student must:

Be a U.S. citizen and a North Carolina resident living in the college’s service area (Chatham, Harnett, and Lee counties).

Be in one of the following target groups: unemployment insurance claimants, unemployed and underemployed adults, member of the N.C. National Guard, or military veterans and spouses. Underemployed is defined as individuals earning 200 percent below the federal poverty level.

Be enrolled in a short-term training program that ends by May 21 and leads to an occupational-specific, state-regulated, or industry-recognized credential that is offered through Continuing Education.

Not be a Director, employee, or family member of an employee of the State Employees’ Credit Union or SECU Foundation.

Preference will be given to students with limited or no access to financial aid from other programs.

Applications, which are due April 20, are available at the following locations — the CCCC Student Support Center on the Lee Main Campus, and at the CCCC Continuing Education offices at the Chatham Main Campus and Harnett Main Campus. To download the application, visit www.cccc.edu/ecd/.

For more information on the scholarship, call CCCC’s Student Support Center at 919-718-7500.

For more information on CCCC, visit the college’s website at www.cccc.edu.

]]>8371Wolfpack visits Pittsburgh for midweek battle with the Panthershttp://chathamjournal.com/2018/01/24/wolfpack-visits-pittsburgh-midweek-battle-pitt-panthers/
Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:28:37 +0000http://chathamjournal.com/?p=8362Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team aims to even its ACC record Wednesday evening when it takes on Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center. The game is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. and will be a RSN telecast with Wes Durham…

Wolfpack fans can also listen on Wolfpack Sports Network with Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes calling the action.Pack Tracks
– NC State suffered its first ACC home loss on Sunday as 25th-ranked Miami defeated the Pack, 86-81. The Pack shot 54.4% for the game, its highest shooting percentage in an ACC game this season, but Miami shot 57.6%, including 10-of-19 from three-point range to win. Omer Yurtseven led the Pack with 28 points, one shy of his career-high, while Markell Johnson passed out a career-high 14 assists. The 14 assists are the third-most by an individual in PNC Arena history.
– Omer Yurtseven was named ACC Co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 25 points a game on 65.6% shooting against Wake Forest and Miami. Yurtseven had 22 points, eight rebounds and 1 block in the win over Wake Forest on Thursday. On Sunday, he had 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting and added six rebounds and two blocked shots.
– Over the last five games, Yurtseven is averaging 20.2 points per game on 61.1% (44-of-72) shooting. During the last five games, Yurtseven has led the Pack in scoring and rebounding four times.
– The Pack has used seven different starting lineups in 20 games this season. Torin Dorn is the only player to start every game for NC State this year.

Yurtseven Finding Comfort Level in Sophomore Season
NC State sophomore center Omer Yurtseven came to college last season as a consensus five-star player, but the Istanbul, Turkey native had an up-and-down season as a freshman. After a 12-point, 16-rebound performance against Pittsburgh on Jan., 17, the seven-footer never scored more than 10 points or had more than five rebounds in a game the rest of his rookie season. Now, as a sophomore a confident Yurtseven is becoming the No. 1 priority on opposing team’s scouting reports.
– On the season, ranks second on the team in scoring (13.6), rebounding (6.7) and field goal percentage (61.5%) and first in blocks (36).
– In seven ACC games, leading the team in scoring (16.7), rebounding (6.8), blocks (14) and field goal percentage (56.5%).
– The sophomore has been more involved in offensive end of floor this season. As a freshman, Yurtseven averaged 5.3 field goal attempts per game. This season he is averaging 9.4 field goal attempts per game.
– Yurtseven has 92 field goal attempts in seven ACC games this season. He only had 83 field goal attempts in 17 ACC games as a freshman.
– In four ACC home games, Yurtseven is averaging 23.8 points on 64.1% shooting (41-of-64), including 50% (7-of-14) from three-point range. Also averaging 6.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.
– Yurtseven had a career-high 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range in win over #19 Clemson on 1/11.
– One of 20 student-athletes to the preseason watch list for this year’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award.

Constant Defensive Pressure leading to Opponent Turnovers
NC State head coach Kevin Keatts came to Raleigh promising that his program would pressure the opponents full court and create turnovers.
– The Pack has forced half its opponents this season into 16+-turnovers. Four times, the Pack has forced opponents into 20 or more turnovers in a single game. The last NC State team to force opponents into 20 or more turnovers four times in a season was the 2009-10 team. The last seven NC State teams (2010-11 team through 2016-17 team) only twice forced opponents into 20 turnovers (2010-11 team forced East Carolina into 20 turnovers on 11/18/10 and 2016-17 team forced Virginia Tech into 20 turnovers on 1/4/17). In Keatts first four games at NC State, his teams forced opponents into 21 (VMI), 24 (Charleston Southern), 27 (Bryant) and 22 (Presbyterian) turnovers.
– The 27 turnovers NC State forced Bryant into on Nov. 14 are the most turnovers the Pack has forced an opponent to commit since Mount St. Mary’s had 27 on Nov. 22, 2002.
– In the first four games this season, the Pack forced its opponents into more turnovers than made field goals.
– In 20 games, the Pack has forced 312 turnovers. The 15.6 turnovers forced per game ranks 49th in NCAA Dl and are the most forced turnovers by a team from the ACC.
– NC State recorded 14 steals in the win over Bryant on Nov. 14. It’s the most steals in a game for NC State since the Pack had 16 steals in a win over Boston College on Jan. 19, 2012. It was a 192 game span between 14+-steal games for the Pack. NC State has 159 steals in 20 games this season, a mark that ranks second in the ACC and 49th overall in NCAA DI.Healthy Freeman Having Best Offensive Season of Career
NC State senior Lennard Freeman had offseason leg surgery prior to the 2015-16 season and after playing through pain, elected to have offseason leg surgery again prior to the 2016-17 season and sat out the year to recover.
– A career 3.6 points per game average coming into the season, Freeman has reset his career-high three times this season and is averaging 10.5points per game through 19 games. He opened the year with 15 points against VMI, had 20 against Bryant and then had 23 in the Pack’s win against Presbyterian.
– Freeman is shooting a team-best 67.5 percent from the field this season. Freeman would lead the ACC in FG percentage, but falls short of the minimum number of field goal makes to rank among ACC leaders.
– In 103 career games coming into this season, Freeman had only scored in double figures six times, he’s scored in double figures in 10 of 20 games this season.
– The game against Presbyterian on Nov. 16 was the 107th career game for Freeman. It was the first time in those 107 games that Freeman led NC State in scoring. Freeman led the Pack in scoring for the second time in his career with 19 points in a 103-71 win over South Carolina State on Dec. 2.

Winning the Turnover Battle
– The Pack is +67 in turnover margin. Pack has forced 302 turnovers and only turned it over themselves 230 times. +67 turnover margin is the second-best in the ACC. Major turnaround from last year. Last season, NC State finished the season -67 in turnover margin.Freshman Braxton Beverly Shining in Freshman Season
– Freshman guard Braxton Beverly has seen his production go up as the Hazard, Ky. native has gotten more comfortable playing at the college level this season. Beverly wasn’t cleared to play for NC State this season until Tuesday, Nov. 14 after initially being declared ineligible by the NCAA.
– Beverly currently ranks second in the ACC with a 2.79 assist-to-turnover ratio. The freshman guard has had only two games this season with more turnovers than assists and has had one turnover or fewer in nine of the 18 games he’s played in this season.
– After only having 10 assists in the first six games of the season (1.7 per game), Beverly has 68 assists in the last 12 games (5.7 per game)
– For the season, Beverly is shooting 36.5 percent from three-point range, but he has been feast or famine from three-point range this season. He has not connected on a three-pointer in six of 18 games this season. In those six games he is a combined 0-for-19 from three-point range. In the 12 games he’s made a three-pointer, he is averaging to hit 2.6 per game and is shooting 47.0% (31-for-66) from long-range.

Clutch Free Throw Shooting for Freshman Beverly
Freshman guard Braxton Beverly has been Mr. Clutch at the foul line late in close games this season. The Hazard, Ky., native is 24-of-27 (88.9%) from the foul line with less than four minutes left in the second half.
– In the win over No. 2 Arizona, Beverly went 7-for-9 from the foul line in the closing minutes. He knocked down two free throws with 3:21 left to give the Pack an 80-75 lead, made two more with 2:02 left to go up 84-76 and knocked down two more free throws with 1:48 to play to give NC State an 86-76 lead.
– In the win over Penn State, Beverly made two free throws with :52 seconds left to give the Pack a 79-74 lead. He made two more with :30 seconds left to give NC State an 82-76 lead.
– In the win over Clemson, Beverly made two free throws with :09 seconds remaining to give NC State a 78-73 lead. The Pack won the game 78-77 when Clemson missed a free throw with :01 second left.
– For the season, Beverly is shooting 89.5% (34-of-38) from the foul line and has hit 18 straight free throws.

70 is the Magic Number
When the Pack scores 70 or more points this season, NC State is 13-2. When the Pack scores 69 or fewer points, NC State is 0-5.

Shooting Success for Pack Trio
– NC State’s Torin Dorn, Lennard Freeman and Omer Yurtseven have all been efficient scorers for the Pack this season.
– Dorn is shooting 54.1 percent from the field this season (99-for-183) and has shot 50 percent or better in 13 of 20 games.
– Freeman is shooting 67.5 percent from the field this season (79-for-117) and has shot 50 percent or better in every game, but three this season.
– Yurtseven is shooting 61.5 percent from the field this season (115-for-187) and has shot 50 percent or better in 16 of 20 games, including 15 of the last 17 games.

]]>Raleigh, NC – It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Girl Scout cookie booths are back with nearly 2,000 Girl Scout cookie booths kicking off this Saturday, January 27, bringing America’s favorite cookies to communities in central and eastern North Carolina.

Girl Scout cookie booths have remained a staple of Girl Scouts tradition for over a hundred years. Bringing together the power of delicious cookies and creativity, Girl Scout cookie booths serve as a robust platform to help girls develop critical financial literacy skills such as how to manage money, interact with customers, and make team decisions on how to run a business, all while having fun and investing in programs that go back to girls’ leadership development and the community.

“The Girl Scout cookie booths are a long-cherished tradition that not only provide the world with delicious cookies, but also teach girls critical skills in financial literacy, teamwork, creativity, and customer interaction,” said Kelly Griffin, product sales director, Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines. “Above all, this program is self-sustaining, as the proceeds are reinvested back into the Girls, their communities, and their futures as the leaders and businesswomen of tomorrow.”

Customers will have nearly 2,000 opportunities this weekend alone to support girls and purchase cookies. As cookie booth season kicks off, local Girl Scout troops will host 1126 booths on Saturday, January 27, and 791 booths on Sunday, January 28, across Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pine’s 41 county footprint.

Over a century ago, Girls Scouts built the foundation of what would become one of the largest entrepreneurial training programs for girls in the world. As 2017 marked 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies, and the introduction of the instantly-classic S’mores Cookie to celebrate, 2018 brings all the same delicious cookies. In addition to the S’mores Cookie, long time favorites including Thin Mints®, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Shortbread, Thanks-A-Lots®, Caramel deLites®, Lemonades®, and Gluten-free Trios® will all be available for $4 per box.

Customers can find Girl Scout Cookies near them by using the online Cookie Booth Locator, which can be found at nccoastalpines.org. Searching by zip code and mile radius, customers can filter to find the closest cookie booth and see available dates and times of when cookies will be sold. Additionally, customers can work with local Girl Scouts to purchase cookies online through COCOdirect, an online selling platform that allows cookies to be ordered online and shipped directly to customers. The online selling platform gives Girl Scouts the opportunity to learn e-commerce skills by creating a virtual storefront, managing orders, and marketing to repeat customers.

Additionally, the popular Buy 5 Program returns for the 2018 program. By purchasing five boxes, customers are also eligible to enter a drawing to win a year’s worth of their favorite Girl Scout Cookies. Customers that purchase five or more boxes at a cookie booth will receive a Buy 5 coupon with instructions on how to enter.

Girl Scout Cookies will be sold throughout the Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines council territory through Sunday, March 4, 2017. For more information please visit www.nccoastalpines.org or call 1-800-284-4475.

About Girl Scouts

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. Girl Scouts is 2.6 million strong – 2.6 million girls and adults who believe girls can change the world. It began over 100 years ago with one woman, Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low, who believed in the power of every girl. Today, Girl Scouts continue her vision of building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place by helping them discover their inner strengths, passions, and talents. And with programs from coast to coast and across oceans, there’s a chance for every girl to do something amazing.

]]>8327Tommy Thigpen joins UNC football staffhttp://chathamjournal.com/2018/01/10/thigpen-joins-carolina-football-staff/
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:24:37 +0000http://chathamjournal.com/?p=8316Chapel Hill, NC – Former All-ACC linebacker and veteran coach Tommy Thigpen has returned to the North Carolina football coaching staff, head coach Larry Fedora announced Tuesday. Thigpen, who played at Carolina for Mack Brown, was a graduate assistant under…

]]>Chapel Hill, NC – Former All-ACC linebacker and veteran coach Tommy Thigpen has returned to the North Carolina football coaching staff, head coach Larry Fedora announced Tuesday.

Thigpen, who played at Carolina for Mack Brown, was a graduate assistant under Carl Torbush and spent four seasons coaching linebackers under John Bunting and Butch Davis, returns to Chapel Hill after stints at Auburn and Tennessee.

“We are excited to bring Tommy back to Carolina,” Fedora said. “He will bring intensity into the building both as a coach and as a recruiter, and I know he has a great passion for this program and this University. We welcome him, his wife Jacinda and their two daughters back into the Tar Heel family.”

“I am very thankful to be coming back home and even more thankful to Coach Fedora for giving me the opportunity to be a part of his staff,” Thigpen said.

Thigpen was a Parade All-American and Virginia Defensive Player of the Year at Potomac High School in Dumfries, Virginia. A four-year letterwinner at North Carolina from 1989-92, Thigpen was a three-time All-ACC linebacker, earning first-team honors in 1991. He was co-captain of the 1992 team that went 9-3 and beat Mississippi State in the Peach Bowl, the first of seven straight bowl games for the Tar Heels in the 1990s. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Carolina.

Thigpen played professionally for the New York Giants in 1993-94 and the Barcelona Dragons in 1995-96 before beginning his coaching career as a UNC graduate assistant in 1998-99. He then coached linebackers at Tennessee State in 2000. In 2001-02, he coached cornerbacks and was the special teams coordinator at Bowling Green. Thigpen returned to Carolina after a stint at Illinois, where he was the cornerbacks coach in 2003 and the linebackers coach in 2004.

Thigpen coached the UNC linebackers for four seasons under Bunting and Davis before spending four seasons at Auburn, where he mentored the safeties (2009-11) and linebackers (2012). Under former Carolina defensive coordinator Gene Chizik, Thigpen helped the Tigers to the BCS National Championship in 2010, a season during which Auburn ranked ninth in the country in rush defense at 109.1 yards per game.

From there, Thigpen spent five seasons at Tennessee as the linebackers coach and, beginning in 2016, the defensive run game coordinator. In Knoxville, Thigpen coached linebackers A.J. Johnson, Curt Maggitt and Jalen Reeves-Maybin to All-SEC honors. The Volunteers won three straight bowl games in his time at UT, and he has either coached or played in nine bowl games during his career.

In addition to being a standout coach, Thigpen is widely considered one of the top recruiters in college football. He was named National Recruiter of the Year by Rivals.com in 2013 after helping to sign the No. 5 recruiting class in the nation at Tennessee. Thigpen was also honored by Rivals as one of the nation’s top 25 recruiters in 2007 while at Carolina.

Thigpen is married to the former Jacinda Webb and the couple has two daughters, Asia and Naja.